JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by dledle2
HTML
<div class="content flowplayer is-splash is-closeable" id="vid1">
<video id="mainVideo" tabindex="0">
<source type="application/x-mpegurl" src="http://tvemsnbc-lh.akamaihd.net/i/nbcmsnbc_1@122532/master.m3u8?sd=10&rebase=on"></source>
</video>
</div>
<input type="button" id="play" value="play" />
JavaScript
$("#play").click(function(){
document.getElementById("mainVideo").play();
});